Ngwema Surname

370,384th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 970 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ngwema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngwema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6521:81,1998,330
DR Congo2191:337,35029,912
South Africa901:601,97445,802
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ngwema Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ngwema Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ngwema is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwema? popularity and diffusion

It is the 370,384th most widespread last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 7,512,934 people. The last name Ngwema is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwema live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Ngwema is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 652 people, or 1 in 81,199. In Tanzania Ngwema is primarily concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 39 percent reside, Njombe Region, where 21 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 19 percent reside. Not including Tanzania Ngwema occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 23 percent reside and South Africa, where 9 percent reside.

Ngwema Last Name Statistics demography

Ngwema earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 69.45% more than the national average, earning R 402,672 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngwemah9217/
Ngwemaa922/
Nguema83108,377/
Ngwama832,629/
Ngwemi83249/
Ngweme83194/
Ngbema83179/
Nqwema83116/
Nkwema8330/
Ngwemo8318/
Ngwima834/
Ngwoma833/
Ngvema832/
Ngwamah77425/
Ngcwama77289/
Ngwaama7737/
Ngwuemo7711/
N'guema779/
Ngwemoh777/
Ng'weme774/
Ngwemou773/
Ngwamma773/
Nguemai772/
Nkweema772/
Nguemma772/
Ngwemeh772/
Ngouema771/
Nkwaema771/
Nkweama771/
Ngqweme771/
Nguemah771/
Ngwimah771/
Nguemay771/
Nguemha771/
Ngwiemo771/
Ngbeama771/
Ngwehmo771/
Ngwemui771/
Ngweumo771/
Ngwamaha7189/
Ngwemouh711/
Ngwuemoh711/
Nkwemaya711/
N'Guemai711/
Nguemo673,759/
Nkwama673,675/
Ngueme67451/
Nguima67358/
Nguemi67222/
Ngwamo67155/
Nkwemi67126/
Nkweme67123/
Nkwoma67120/
Nkwemo6784/
Ngbeme6751/
Ngwomo6727/
Ncweme6713/
Nqweme6712/
Ngwime679/
Nkwemy676/
Nquema675/
Ngbemo674/
Ngbima674/
Ncwama673/
Nguemy671/
Ngwimi671/
Nguoma671/
Ngwimo671/
Ngwimy671/
Ngveme671/
Nkuema671/
Nkwima671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ngwema
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